Journal of Sonic Studies, 15th Issue

The 15th issue of the Journal of Sonic Studies is now online, with no central theme but in a way selected to “discuss the ways in which sound is used and experienced in culture, both present and past.”

Contents

• Editorial: Sound as/in/on Culture – Vincent Meelberg
• Recapturing the sounds and sonic experiences of the hunter-gatherers at Ajvide, Gotland, Sweden (3200‒2300 cal BC) – Riitta Rainio, Kristiina Mannermaa and Juha Valkeapä
• The Cave and Church in Tomba Emmanuelle: Some Notes on the Ritual Use of Room Acoustics – Petter Snekkestad
• Managing the Sonic Environment: Ambient Noise, Creativity and the Regime of Ubiquitous Work – Artur Szarecki
• Historically Informed Soundscape: Mediating Past and Present – D. Linda Pearse, Ann Waltner, and C. Nicholas Godsoe
• The Relationality of the Adhaan: A Reading of the Islamic Call to Prayer Through Adriana Cavarero’s Philosophy of Vocal Expression – Lutfi Othman
• The Secret Theatre Revisited: Eavesdropping on Locative Media Performances – Pieter Verstraete